Honis v. Coxe Bros. Co., Inc.

Opinion by

Trexler, J.,

The husband of claimant was engaged in shoveling mud into mine cars. He met with a piece of rock, 17" long, 14" wide and about 8" thick. He removed the mud from the rock and took a pick to pull the rock out. It was hard work; he struck the r'o’ck with a pick in an endeavor to split it and in response to a question asked by a fellow workman as to whether he wanted a hammer, answered yes and as the hammer was brought, he dropped over dead.

The referee, the compensation board and the court below all decided that the widow of the deceased was entitled to compensation. The…